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Watch a ‘Disaster at Sea’ Unfold as a Fishing Boat Sinks Off the Coast of Mexico Watch a ‘Disaster at Sea’ Unfold as a Fishing Boat Sinks Off the Coast of Mexico

Pitching your tent on a rock shelf can help protect from flash floods in the canyons of the southwest.

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Camping Hacks: 51 Tips and Tricks for Your Next Camping Trip Camping Hacks: 51 Tips and Tricks for Your Next Camping Trip

By Christine Peterson

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Antarctica Will Be Our Last, Most Elusive Wilderness Antarctica Will Be Our Last, Most Elusive Wilderness

By Natalie Krebs

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Famous Alaska Bush Pilot and Hunting Guide Die in Plane Crash Famous Alaska Bush Pilot and Hunting Guide Die in Plane Crash

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How to Prevent Altitude Sickness How to Prevent Altitude Sickness

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Should You Pop a Blister When Hiking? Should You Pop a Blister When Hiking?

By Ashley Thess

Coyote attacks on humans are rare.

How Often Do Coyotes Attack Humans? How Often Do Coyotes Attack Humans?

By Bowman Leigh

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A Widowed Homesteader Learns to Hunt Moose, or Die Trying A Widowed Homesteader Learns to Hunt Moose, or Die Trying

By Olive A. Fredrickson

A fire built on planks of wood to keep dry from the snow.

The 10 Best Winter Survival Tips The 10 Best Winter Survival Tips

By Tim MacWelch

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Hunter Impales Charging Brown Bear with an Ice Axe Hunter Impales Charging Brown Bear with an Ice Axe

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Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life

The Best Ways to Use Bear Fat The Best Ways to Use Bear Fat

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“Do Not Run!” Family Stalked by a Black Bear on Hiking Trail “Do Not Run!” Family Stalked by a Black Bear on Hiking Trail

By Kristen A. Schmitt

A group of rescuers on a mountain standing over someone in a litter

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Wilderness Medicine and First-Aid Courses Save Lives in the Backcountry Wilderness Medicine and First-Aid Courses Save Lives in the Backcountry

By Samantha Silverman

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7 Improvised Lighting Hacks: How to Make Light When the Power Goes Out 7 Improvised Lighting Hacks: How to Make Light When the Power Goes Out

By Tim MacWelch

Know how to navigate the woods without a GPS.

10 Underrated Survival Skills That Will Save Your Life 10 Underrated Survival Skills That Will Save Your Life

By Tim MacWelch

Your dog may love you even more, if you start making your own natural rawhide products (and sending some of it in their direction).

The Ultimate Guide to Tanning Wild Game Pelts and Hides The Ultimate Guide to Tanning Wild Game Pelts and Hides

By Tim MacWelch

Piles of wood burning and turning to charcoal during a nighttime campfire.

10 New Bushcraft Skills You Should Master this Winter 10 New Bushcraft Skills You Should Master this Winter

By Tim MacWelch

A ringle propped up in the mouth of a grizzly skeleton.

The Ultimate Solutions to Secure a Remote Hunting Cabin The Ultimate Solutions to Secure a Remote Hunting Cabin

Primitive fish hooks made from wood and rocks.

10 Primitive Survival Skills that Will Keep You Alive 10 Primitive Survival Skills that Will Keep You Alive

By Tim MacWelch

Hiker climbing a snowy mountain.

9 Tips for Keeping Your Head in a Survival Situation 9 Tips for Keeping Your Head in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

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11 Outdoor Skills You Can Teach Your Child 11 Outdoor Skills You Can Teach Your Child

By Christine Peterson

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8 Wood Carving Skills for Survival 8 Wood Carving Skills for Survival

By Tim MacWelch

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9 Natural Shelters that will Save Your Life 9 Natural Shelters that will Save Your Life

By Tim MacWelch

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10 Deer Parts That Will Keep You Alive 10 Deer Parts That Will Keep You Alive

By Tim MacWelch

A Guide to the 15 Best Survival Traps of All Time

A Guide to the 15 Best Survival Traps of All Time A Guide to the 15 Best Survival Traps of All Time

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Shelters: 15 Best Designs and How to Build Them

Survival Shelters: 15 Best Designs and How to Build Them Survival Shelters: 15 Best Designs and How to Build Them

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: 10 Ways to Purify Water

Survival Skills: 10 Ways to Purify Water Survival Skills: 10 Ways to Purify Water

By Tim MacWelch

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23 Different Ways Alcohol Could Save Your Life in an Emergency 23 Different Ways Alcohol Could Save Your Life in an Emergency

By Tim MacWelch

11 Common Survival Mistakes That Can Get You Killed

11 Common Survival Mistakes That Can Get You Killed 11 Common Survival Mistakes That Can Get You Killed

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Cooking: How to Cook with Sticks

Survival Cooking: How to Cook with Sticks Survival Cooking: How to Cook with Sticks

By Tim MacWelch

10 Essential First-Aid Skills that Every Outdoorsperson Should Master 10 Essential First-Aid Skills that Every Outdoorsperson Should Master

By Tim MacWelch

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How to Rig a Paiute Deadfall Trap, Step by Step How to Rig a Paiute Deadfall Trap, Step by Step

By Tim MacWelch

12 Remarkable Survival Stories, and What We Should Learn From Them

12 Remarkable Survival Stories, and What We Should Learn From Them 12 Remarkable Survival Stories, and What We Should Learn From Them

By Tim MacWelch

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46 Survival Skills to Keep You Entertained in the Backyard and Alive in the Backcountry 46 Survival Skills to Keep You Entertained in the Backyard and Alive in the Backcountry

By Conrad Allen

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Primitive Ceramics: How to Make Your Own Clay Pots Primitive Ceramics: How to Make Your Own Clay Pots

By Tim MacWelch

How to Make a DIY Backyard Forge How to Make a DIY Backyard Forge

By Tim MacWelch

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4 Unexpected Fire Starters You Can Use in an Emergency 4 Unexpected Fire Starters You Can Use in an Emergency

By Tim MacWelch

How to Brain-Tan a Deer Hide in 8 Steps

How to Brain-Tan a Deer Hide in 8 Steps How to Brain-Tan a Deer Hide in 8 Steps

By Brad Fitzpatrick

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The Best Types of Wood and Tinder for Starting a Friction Fire The Best Types of Wood and Tinder for Starting a Friction Fire

By Tim MacWelch

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Dead Wrong: 26 Survival Myths That Can Get You Killed Dead Wrong: 26 Survival Myths That Can Get You Killed

By Tim MacWelch

10 Techniques for Catching Fish in a Survival Situation

10 Techniques for Catching Fish in a Survival Situation 10 Techniques for Catching Fish in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: 5 Attributes You Need for a Survivor’s Mindset

Survival Skills: 5 Attributes You Need for a Survivor’s Mindset Survival Skills: 5 Attributes You Need for a Survivor’s Mindset

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: 10 Foolproof Tricks For Wet-Weather Fire Starting

Survival Skills: 10 Foolproof Tricks For Wet-Weather Fire Starting Survival Skills: 10 Foolproof Tricks For Wet-Weather Fire Starting

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: How to Use Salt and Smoke to Cure Meat and Fish

Survival Skills: How to Use Salt and Smoke to Cure Meat and Fish Survival Skills: How to Use Salt and Smoke to Cure Meat and Fish

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: How to Identify Toxic and Edible Red Berries

Survival Skills: How to Identify Toxic and Edible Red Berries Survival Skills: How to Identify Toxic and Edible Red Berries

By Tim MacWelch

11 Ways to Signal for Help

11 Ways to Signal for Help 11 Ways to Signal for Help

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: 5 Myths of Dehydration

Survival Skills: 5 Myths of Dehydration Survival Skills: 5 Myths of Dehydration

By Tim MacWelch

How to Make a Spear

How to Make a Spear How to Make a Spear

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: Smoking Meat and Fish for Flavor and Preservation

Survival Skills: Smoking Meat and Fish for Flavor and Preservation Survival Skills: Smoking Meat and Fish for Flavor and Preservation

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: Make Your Own Primitive Fish Hooks

Survival Skills: Make Your Own Primitive Fish Hooks Survival Skills: Make Your Own Primitive Fish Hooks

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: 14 Wild Medicinal Plants

Survival Skills: 14 Wild Medicinal Plants Survival Skills: 14 Wild Medicinal Plants

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: The Figure 4 Deadfall

Survival Skills: The Figure 4 Deadfall Survival Skills: The Figure 4 Deadfall

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: Signal Whistle Codes

Survival Skills: Signal Whistle Codes Survival Skills: Signal Whistle Codes

By Tim MacWelch

How to Make a Stone Knife

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How to Make a Stone Knife How to Make a Stone Knife

By Tim MacWelch

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Paracord Bracelets: 10 Practical Uses (Other Than Fashion) Paracord Bracelets: 10 Practical Uses (Other Than Fashion)

By Tim MacWelch

Fire Starting: Teepee vs Log Cabin

Fire Starting: Teepee vs Log Cabin Fire Starting: Teepee vs Log Cabin

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: How to Make a Squirrel Snare Trap

Survival Skills: How to Make a Squirrel Snare Trap Survival Skills: How to Make a Squirrel Snare Trap

By Tim MacWelch

25 Practical Survival Uses For Duct Tape

25 Practical Survival Uses For Duct Tape 25 Practical Survival Uses For Duct Tape

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: The Wild Foods that Will Keep you Alive in the Spring

Survival Skills: The Wild Foods that Will Keep you Alive in the Spring Survival Skills: The Wild Foods that Will Keep you Alive in the Spring

By Tim MacWelch

25 (Mostly Practical) Uses For A Bandana

25 (Mostly Practical) Uses For A Bandana 25 (Mostly Practical) Uses For A Bandana

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: How To Build A Stone Oven

Survival Skills: How To Build A Stone Oven Survival Skills: How To Build A Stone Oven

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: How to Make Fire With a Hand Drill

Survival Skills: How to Make Fire With a Hand Drill Survival Skills: How to Make Fire With a Hand Drill

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: How To Build A Lean-To Shelter

Survival Skills: How To Build A Lean-To Shelter Survival Skills: How To Build A Lean-To Shelter

By Tim MacWelch